Granted Patent B2

US 12,613,624 · App. 16/953,322 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Robin Brouns (Eindhoven, NL); Jurriaan Bakker (Eindhoven, NL); Miroslav Caban (Renens, CH)

Assignee: Onward Medical N.V.

G06F3/04847A61N1/0551A61N1/36062A61N1/36125A61N1/36128A61N1/36185A61N1/36189A61N1/37247A61N1/37282G06F3/0482G16H20/30G16H40/63G06F3/0488

Abstract

Claims (38)

1 . A planning and/or control system for a system for providing neuromodulation, comprising:

at least one processor;

a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform steps comprising:

providing graphical information about an electrode array overlapped on an anatomical imaging of a patient, the graphical information comprises at least one target area;

automatically recognizing dorsal root trajectory from the anatomical imaging; and

determining, by receiving a selection of at least one of the at least one target area of the graphical information and translating the selection into a weighting of the electrode array based on the selection:

a stimulation zone on the electrode array;

non-targeted dorsal roots; and

a contribution of currents provided by the electrode array, such that a stimulation field created by the electrode array avoid activation of the non-targeted roots;

wherein the electrode array comprises multiple electrodes, or an implantation side for the electrode array comprises at least one target area;

wherein each of the multiple electrodes is capable of independently delivering a different waveform.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical information about the electrode array comprises actual physical electrodes or virtual electrodes.

3 . The system of claim 2 , the steps further comprises determining an equal contribution of currents provided by the electrodes of the stimulation zone.

4 . The system of claim 2 , the steps further comprises determining a weighted contribution of currents provided by the electrodes of the stimulation zone.

5 . The system of claim 4 , the steps further comprises determining the weighted contribution of currents provided by the multiple electrodes by calculating a Euclidean distance from one of the multiple electrodes to at least one point of the stimulation zone.

6 . The system of claim 4 , the steps further comprises determining the weighted contribution of currents provided by the multiple electrodes, the current of each of the multiple electrodes is individually determined based on a generated field of neighbor electrodes.

7 . The system of claim 4 , the steps further comprises determining the weighted contribution of currents provided by the multiple electrodes, the current of each of the multiple electrodes is individually calculated by a numerical method.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the weighted contribution of currents is determined by an algorithm to a benefit of power efficiency.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprises the step of at least partially automatically determining a stimulation zone on the electrode array, or at least partially automatically selecting at least one electrode.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the weighted contribution of currents is determined by an algorithm to the benefit of power efficiency.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises at least one of a display, a controller, a programmer, a communication module, a telemetry module, a stimulation device, an electrode, a sensor and/or a sensor network.

12 . The system of claim 1 , the steps further comprising at least partially automatically determining a stimulation zone on the electrode array, or at least partially automatically selecting at least one electrode.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the weighting of the electrode array is a current weighting.

14 . A method for planning neuromodulation comprising the steps of:

providing graphical information about an electrode array overlapped on an anatomical imaging of a patient, the graphical information comprises at least one target area; and

determining, by receiving a selection of at least one of the at least one target area of the graphical information and translating the selection into a weighting of the electrode array based on the selection:

a stimulation zone on the electrode array;

non-targeted dorsal roots; and

contribution of currents provided by the electrode array, such that a stimulation field created by the electrode array avoid activation of the non-targeted roots;

wherein the electrode array comprises multiple electrodes, or an implantation side for the electrode array comprises at least one target area;

wherein each of the multiple electrodes is capable of independently having a different waveform.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the graphical information about the electrode array comprises actual physical electrodes or virtual electrodes.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprises a step of determining an equal contribution of currents provided by the electrodes of the stimulation zone.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprises a step of determining a weighted contribution of currents provided by the electrodes of the stimulation zone.

18 . The method according to claim 17 , further comprises the step of determining the weighted contribution of currents provided by the multiple electrodes by calculating a Euclidean distance from one of the multiple electrodes to at least one point of the stimulation zone.

19 . The method according to claim 17 , further comprises the step of determining the weighted contributions of currents provided by the multiple electrodes, the current of each of the multiple electrodes is individually determined based on a generated field of neighbor electrodes.

20 . The method according to claim 17 , further comprises the step of determining the weighted contribution of currents provided by the multiple electrodes, the current of each of the multiple electrodes is individually calculated by a numerical method.

21 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the weighting of the electrode array is a current weighting.

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